It's Full Of Nastiness

IT'S FULL OF NASTINESS

Slander Suit of Mrs. Kate Hazelschwerdt

AGAINST RUSSEL WEST

Plaintiff Repeats Language and Defendant Denies He Ever Said It

The stander suit of Kete Hazelschwerdt vs. Russel J. West is in progress in the circuit court and the testimony that was necessarily and unnecessarily Introduced brought out the nastiest language that could be conceived of.

The parties live at Sylvan Center and Mrs. Hazelschwerdt is suing Mr West for defamation of her character. She had no hesitation in repeating the words which she claimed Mr. West addressed to her.

"You are trying to get some money from Mr. West?" asked Mr. Cavanaugh.

"Ne, sir, I am not," she snapped back.

"Then what are you suing tor?"

"Because i want my honest name back."

"And you don't want any of the money?"

"No, I want my honest name."

"We stand ready to give you an honest name if that's all yon want. Mr. West will rise here in the court room and give you an honest name," said Mr. Cavanaugh.

But Mr. Lehman objected and said he was caring for the plaintiff's rights.

Besides herself, Mrs. Hazelschwerdt had her husband. her son, her brother, the postmistress at Sylvan Center, Charles Youngs and William Ludlow to testify that West made the remarks claimed.

Mr. West went on the stand and denied that he ever thought of such a thing as calling Mrs. Hazelschwerdt bad names.

"And all the things these witnesses have told you will follow them to their graves," he declared emphatically and dramatically.

He said he had had some trouble with his wife. but it came because she went and visited Mrs. Hazelschwerdt whom, he said, had some mysterious influence over his wife. "When she came back from that house there was always trouble either for me or the children," he said.